–FAWKSEY LADIES 5TH NOV RESULTS–
Princesses of Pain’s latest female fight night event on 5th November was no less spectacular than its previous events. A sold out crowd at the ABA Stadium in Auckland witnessed the long awaited return of this all-female fighting league. AMMA female fighters Tee Nguyen, Ruiha Epiha, and Kirslynne Curammeng gave impressive performances that showed off their skills and hard training over the last few months.
Tee, who was the first of AMMA fighters, gave an inspiring performance in B-class MMA at the 58kg weight limit. She defeated a very game Ursula Marshall (East Coast BJJ) by rear choke in round 3. Tee walked away with the prestigious NZMMA Fighter of the Night award, after it was known that she continued the fight with a dislocated shoulder early in round 1. Click here to read NZMMA’s article on Tee’s Award.
Next Kirslynne fought a 3-round exhibition kickboxing match while displaying great control and good combinations. Kirslynne has been training for only 2 months with no prior experience, and took this match on short notice. With no sign of tiredness or fear, she showed the crowd her fighting potential with aggressive but controlled techniques.
Lastly, Ruiha was the main event of the evening with a B-class bout at 65 kgs, and it was an incredible match up with Charlene Watts (IMA). It was the best MMA fight of the evening with two very evenly match opponents with slightly different styles. Round 1 was back and forth striking action, with Charlene pumping great kicks into her combinations and Ruiha countering with skillful boxing. Both girls were not shy of trading, which made it an incredible stand up round. In round 2, Charlene scored a devastating knockdown, leaving Ruiha under her side control for a short period. In round 3, Ruiha regained her bearing and went immediately went for the takedown, maintaining the dominant position on the ground for the rest of the round. The fight looked close with Charlene dominating round 2 and Ruiha dominating round 3, so the decision hinged on their early performance in round 1. Ruiha was completely ready for a fourth round. Unfortunately, the judges gave Charlene the advantage in round 1, which resulted in the unanimous decision going to Charlene. It was still an incredible fight that was certainly one of the best Ladies MMA bouts that New Zealand has seen.
A special thanks goes to Kenton Rusbridge for skillful cornering, and Makoto Endo for the strength and conditioning preparation work!
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–FURY III RESULTS–
Hamish and Kavi Rai travelled to Australia to compete at the FURY III MMA fight show in Caloundra on 5th November. It was hard match up for Kavi at 76 kg against Ben Stirton of Shindo SC with head punches on ground allowed. Kavi rocked his opponent in round 1 but was unable to finish it. His opponent came back even stronger in round 2, and ended the fight for Kavi with a TKO.
–RISING SOLDIERS 12th NOV–
AMMA fighter Daeman Saini will be fighting Yukon Kemp of JR MacGyver/Crolin Gracie this Saturday at the Rising Soldier MMA event in the North Shore of Auckland. Daeman’s fight will be under B-class, and is scheduled to be fight number 3 on the card. Pre-sale tickets at $35 are still available until Friday morning at the AMMA front desk. The event will be at the North Shore Event Centre. Doors open at 4pm, and the fights start at 6pm.
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